Friday, May 7, 2010

A few things in the works...

Just thought I would share a few things I have been working on this past week. Sadly, I have not been able to do much sewing:( But this is a project I began earlier in the week and am hoping to do a bit more work on this weekend.

This is a bundle of clothing I have been thrifting the past few months, adding to here and there to get the color combos I wanted. It is quite an eclectic group but I think it should be fun to see them mooshed together!

I began by cutting the clothing pieces into 5 inch strips.

Then I took about half of those strips and cut them into 5 inch squares.

After sewing pairs of squares-hey sounds like a little jingle!I cut the remaining strips into 9 1/2 inch long strips and sewed them to the pairs of squares.

Here is a finished blockI spent some time playing with the placing of the blocks. I am excited because I have enough blocks to do a lap quilt, table runner, and some pillows! I am still always a bit surprised just how much I am able to get out of clothes! They really do go along way when you are using them for quilting! I even have a gorgeous scrap pile left too!

I will make sure to post the progress(if I make any) AND-While I love these prints and colors, they do not match my home, so someday they should be in the shop;)

WOW, love the look. You must have better thrift stores than me because I never see anything like that, of course I usually look for wool or sheets, guess I Will have to start looking at the clothing too. :)

Hello lovelies. I am Mandy or Manda to my family and friends. I am married to my best friend, the mama of 6 miracles a home schooling mom, a youth pastor's wife, the owner of Whimsie Dots,. I create because I am created in His Image. I am getting to know Jesus a little everyday and am amazed by his grace and love for us. Stop in and chat, I would love to hear your thoughts.